Central's 100th Anniversary Celebration! - October 22-23, 2011

Central United Methodist
Church will celebrate 100 years of service to God and community on October 22
and 23! We hope you will put these dates
on your calendar and plan to come to Central to celebrate this momentous
occasion! Hopefully many of us met God
at Central. Many of us were baptized
there, married there and sent our loved ones home there.

The weekend schedule includes a dance Saturday night
which begins at 7:30 p.m. featuring
the Northern Lights … a terrific big band sound including our own Dave
Hoard.If you have never heard this
band, you are truly missing a great time!The music just lifts you off your feet and on to the dance floor!$5 per person or $15 for a family.Pay at the door.Clergy are our guests.Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Child
care is available but please let us know at Office@CUMCBallston.org if needed.If
you plan to attend the dance please RSVP to the church office at Office@CUMCBallston.org or
call 703-527-8844.

A Memory Book
is also being compiled.The book will feature the history of the
church with pictures depicting the events of the past 100 years.The Memory Book is complementary.Send your old pictures of Central events for
inclusion in a slide show during the dinner following Church on Sunday.Send your pictures to our address or email them to Office@CUMCBallston.org.The
Memory Book will also allow for paid ads. If you have a business and would
like to place an ad, please submit your camera-ready copy to Office@CUMCBallston.org.The cost of a ¼ page ad is $25, ½ page is $50
and a full page ad is $100.If you need
help with your ad, please send your business card and we’ll work one up.

Recipe Book.A Recipe Book composed of recipes from
Central’s members both past and present will be availablefor a small price.This would make a wonderful
Christmas gift for family and friends!

Sunday morning, of course, is our 11 a.m. worship
service.Reverend Richard Cobb will share the Word and
the choir and any prior choir members or
music lovers are encouraged to join the choir as they sing the “Hallelujah
Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.”If you would like to join in the group sing,
come to the sanctuary at 10 a.m. on Sunday for a group practice.The more the merrier!

Following Sunday service will be a covered dish
dinner.If you are not able to bring a dish to share,
no worries, there will be plenty for all.This will also be an opportunity
to hear our former pastors share memories of their time at Central.

Wall of
Celebration.Our celebration committee has put together a wonderful opportunity for
everyone to participate in a tile mosaic of a cross on a hill which will be
placed in the Church.The mosaic will be
surrounded by ceramic tiles with Bible verses and individual names.This is an opportunity to celebrate your time
at Central by adding a tile in honor or memory of a loved one.Please pay careful attention to the next post which includes details of the Wall of
Celebration!

We look forward to seeing all
of you at Central for this wonderful event!